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The Asri Mahal Library
© K.L. Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri

The Asri Mahal Library
After Aurangjeb conquered Bijapur, Asri Mahal, hitherto served as a great archive of Arabian and Persian literature, was looted/destroyed. It is hard to describe the harm this destruction caused to Indian history
See also: Location of Bijapur, The Embroidered Woolen Cap of Ibrahim Adil Shah II, Bahamani Kings of Bijapur, The Majestic Gol Gumaz
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